Mantell hat-trick sparks Reading

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RICHARD MANTELL clinically dispatched all three of Reading’s penalty corners yesterday to steer the cupholders to a comfortable 3-0 win against Surbiton and into the last eight of the EHA Cup. Mantell’s hat-trick of trademark low drag flicks, including two second-half strikes, earned his team an away tie with Belper, of the National League first division.

But there was no fairytale for Preston, the only non-league team left in the draw, after they were thumped 11-4 by Guildford. Phil Bowman scored a hat-trick for Preston, a feat matched by Danny Hall, the former England and Great Britain forward, who led